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X X I I G I V I N G G U I D E 2 0 1 7 – 2 0 1 8 12 BOARD OFFICERS Lisa Dumont Treasurer Office Manager, Isaacson and Raymond PA Julie Denehy Secretary Risk Officer II, TD Bank BOARD MEMBERS Marcia Goldenberg Nursing Lecturer, University of Southern Maine Kelly Paris Social Worker II, Spring Harbor Hospital Melissa Skahan Vice President of Mission Integration, Mercy Hospital Jamie Beals Police officer, Police Department, City of Portland Karen Evans Advocate Patty Field Peer Board Representative David Fitzpatrick Peer Board Representative John Russell Peer Board Representative Established: 1982 Employees: 25 Annual revenue: $1,250,000 CONTACT 66 State St. Portland, ME 04101 (207) 773-1956 www.amistadinc.com AmistadPeerCenter @AmistadMaine AWARDS/ACCOLADES 2016 Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award; 2015 Shalom House's Johnson and Korda Innovation Award (to Peter Driscoll); 2017 Nominated for the Give Award by United Way of Greater Portland; 2017 Named to United Way of Greater Portland's Thrive2027 Goals Cabinet. MISSION STATEMENT The mission of Amistad is to foster a community of people who are facing mental health and other life challenges, expand peer services, and advocate for changes to the entire health system that are based on a belief in the inherent potential of each individual and respect for meaningful consumer voice. SERVICE LOCATION(S) Cumberland County; Augusta; statewide reach via our directorship of Maine's Peer Support Specialists Network Amistad 2018 GOALS We have ambitious goals for 2018. ese goals are driven by the needs of those we serve, which have changed dramatically in the last few years. Our priority goals are: 1. Expansion of Peer Support work to include increased street outreach, and hir- ing and training of Peer Navigators at our Peer Support and Recovery Center. 2. Creation of two gender-specific Recovery Residences for adults struggling with opiate addiction. 3. Development of Women's Annex to serve women in Greater Portland strug- gling with addiction, homelessness and other life challenges. 4. Enhance programming to include a broader array of support groups and fuller inclusion of family and community partners. 5. Increase number of hot meals served to adults who struggle to afford food by 100%. FUNDRAISING EVENTS/OPPORTUNITIES Amistad will plan an agency-wide fundraiser in 2018. e event's central pur- pose will be to engage more of the community in our work and mission, and to pull the curtain back on the various ways in which we are providing innovative and impactful programming to help adults with mental illness and substance use disorders achieve recovery and lead fulfilling lives. Check in for more details, or join our friends list, by contacting Brian at briant@amistadinc.com. GIVING OPPORTUNITIES We are a small but high-impact agency, and we rely on our friends in the community to support our critical work. In addition to a December appeal, we gratefully accept donations anytime. Currently, donations can be made by mailing a check, stopping in at our Peer Support Center at 66 State St. in Portland, or visiting our website. We have specific needs at this moment that could be met with modest sup- port from friends in the community. ese include: f Financial support and food donations toward kitchen operations and provi- sion of meals. We serve over 1,000 meals to area residents each month, and expect to see that number rise significantly in the next year. f Sponsorship level support to help us re-establish Saturday operations for our low-barrier Peer Support and Recovery Center. is is a critically important space in the community for individuals who struggle with mental illness and homelessness, and we recently lost funding that kept us open on Saturdays. ere are virtually no other safe and positive spaces for many individuals to go on weekends. f Support for our new program providing recovery housing for women suffer- ing from opiate addiction. is program needs material and financial support from the community. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Amistad has many volunteer needs and spots available, with a wide variety of volunteer roles. We have a culture and a philosophy of inclusion, and welcome any contribution from anyone in the community. Our Peer Support and Recovery Center is a unique program in that it is mainly run by our members (people in recovery who use our services). We func- tion through the support of over 1500 volunteer hours per year by our members, along with the support of volunteers from the business community, social ser- vice sector, and faith-based centers. We were founded by family members of individuals with mental illness, and remain a place that is nothing more or less than the sum of the contributions of time, love and support from our friends, family members, and caring community. State of Maine Department of Health . 75% and Human Services contracts Foundation support . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10% (Maine Health Access Foundation, John T. Gorman Foundation, Sam L. Cohen Foundation) United Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5% Community Development Block Grant . . . 5% Partnering contract, Mercy Hospital . . . . 3% Individual donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2% TOP FUNDING SOURCES Brian Townsend Executive Director Russell Thayer Board President Director of Risk Management and Compliance, Maine Behavioral Healthcare